MARAWI CITY (MindaNews / 19 Oct) – More than 1,300 families of internally displaced persons, or “bakwits,” are facing eviction once the lease agreement between the government and landowners cease b…
MARAWI CITY – More than 1,300 families of internally displaced persons, or “bakwits,” are facing eviction once the lease agreement between the government and landowners cease by November, while many more will suffer the same fate in the following months.
“Kailangan natin ng malaking lupa. Hindi ganoon kabilis magbili ng tens of hectares ng land ,” Gandamra said. The mayor said some 1,800 families living in temporary shelters would be affected in Barangay Boganga and another 500 families in Barangay Dulay.
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